The Sango Bay forests grow on seasonally-flooded lowlands near on the lower reaches of the Kagera River, just west of where it empties into Lake Nalubaale.
The main rainy season is from March to May, with shorter rains falling during September through November.
minor and Afrocarpus dawei were the predominant canopy trees, although widespread logging has altered the species composition of the forest.
The grasslands are predominantly the tussock grasses Miscanthidium violaceum, Loudetia kagerensis, and Themeda triandra.
[4] The Sango Bay Forest Reserve is a protected area covering 578 km².